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- noun Plural form of
diamond . - noun One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol
♦ . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
diamond .
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Examples
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By the door she paused, and when the newly-ordained clergyman passed out, she offered him her hand, the hand which, when he held it last, was pledged to him, There were _diamonds_ on it now -- diamonds of value rare, but their brightness was hateful to that wretched woman, for she knew at what a fearful price they had been bought.
Rosamond — or, the Youthful Error Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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Another time he handed me, for the Emperor, a handful of little stones, which he called diamonds of great value.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Another time he handed me, for the Emperor, a handful of little stones, which he called diamonds of great value.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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Another time he handed me, for the Emperor, a handful of little stones, which he called diamonds of great value.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811
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In the books, he is the chief antagonist along with his henchmen and the ever-present Duchesse de Winter (who also existed AND stole diamonds from the Duke of Buckingham).
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If there was ever a truly free market in diamonds, these stones would cost a fraction of their current price, so no free market could be allowed to exist.
A Conversation with Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone 2010
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Man, the markup on those diamonds is either really big, or there's a flood of Brownings on the market!
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A rebid of two diamonds is possible though that action would suggest a longer suit.
Bridge Frank Stewart 2010
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Man, the markup on those diamonds is either really big, or there's a flood of Brownings on the market!
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Gaga and Nicola call and say they want to be covered in diamonds or covered in meat.
Max Padilla: Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer's Lips Are Zipped About Animal Rights Max Padilla 2010
treeseed commented on the word diamonds
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January 27, 2008